When astronomers first picked up a perfectly regular radio heartbeat from deep space in 1967, some of them half-jokingly ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

Consciousness could be a fundamental part of reality, like gravity or matter, according to this controversial theory.

While imperceptible to humans, these tiny delays are significant for experiments that rely on pulsars as ultra-precise cosmic ...

Of all the various subgenres attached to the sci-fi domain, alien invasion flicks come off as timeless favorites. Here are ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...

Earth is home to creatures so strange, beautiful, and bizarre that it’s easy to forget we share the planet with them. These ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions.

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...